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The  Buffalo Sabres have a chance to do something that no other team has ever done in the NHLsince the league went to Eastern and Western Conferences. No team has ever come from last place in a conference to claim a playoff spot with 30 games or less remaining in the season. As the March Madness spreads get announced, the Sabres get ready to play the Colorado Avalanche in a game that could put the Sabres in eighth place in the Eastern Conference. If the Washington Capitals lose to the New York Islanders on Tuesday and the Sabres win in this game, thenBuffalo controls the eighth and final playoff spot in the conference with only 11 games left in its season. The Sabres have put itself in a position where it needs to rely on a lot of “ifs” to get where it wants to be, butBuffalo is taking advantage of its opportunities.

The Colorado Avalanche is caught up in the battle for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. The Avalanche currently holds on to that spot, but there are three teams within two points of Coloradoin the standings. The price per head bookie experts did not expect a playoff run from the Colorado Avalanche and the Avalanche are having a pretty good time proving the critics wrong.Colorado has been playing some good hockey lately and has a chance to move into seventh place in the Western Conference with a win in this game.

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The Toronto Maple Leafs organization has seen a lot of potential saviors in the past few years. Brian Burke was supposed to come in and be the general manager that wins a Stanley Cup. So far, that has not worked out. James Reimer was supposed to be the answer in goal for years to come but he has been forced to share time with Jonas Gustavsson in goal. Now Randy Carlyle has been brought in to replace Ron Wilson as head coach to turn the season around. As the March Madness odds grab headlines in other parts of the world, the people in Toronto wait anxiously to see what results the newest savior will bring.

The Pittsburgh Penguins were having some serious issues about a month ago, but Pittsburghhas battled back in a big way. One of the things that the price per head sports experts have noticed is the rise of Evgeni Malkin as a team leader inPittsburgh. With Sidney Crosby sidelined indefinitely with concussion problems, Malkin has been taking a more aggressive stance on the ice to protect players and act in a leadership role. The payoff has been a much more aggressive and confidentPittsburgh team that now looks to be a contender for the Stanley Cup.

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Now that the NHL trade deadline has passed and the March Madness betting in underway, NHL fans are settling in for what should be an exciting playoff run. The drama is thick in the Eastern Conference as several teams have a legitimate shot at making the post season. The teams that start to fall off now are the ones that will have an extremely difficult time climbing back up into the standings. The teams only have around 20 games left in the season. But most playoff races are so tight that 20 games can seem like an eternity.

Two of the teams that are right in the thick of the Eastern Conference playoff race are the New Jersey Devils and Washington Capitals. The fact that these two teams are playing at this point in the season makes for a very good game. The need by both of these teams for every point they can get their hands on means that desperation will hopefully create some very good hockey out of both teams. The Capitals have picked up its play in the past week while the Devils are in danger of being one of those teams that is headed for a late-season collapse.

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If the sports experts had said during the NHLpreseason that a game in February between the Boston Bruins and the St. Louis Blues could be a Stanley Cup finals preview, they would have received strange looks. Most people could see the Bruins getting back to the finals to defend its Stanley Cup title. But the St.Louis Blues just seem to be an unlikely opponent. But the price per head sports experts have been impressed with what new head coach Ken Hitchcock has been able to do with the team and turn St. Louis into a playoff contender. Now the Blues to get gauge how far it has developed when it takes on the Bruins in this game.

The Bruins looked almost unbeatable as the All-Star break approached, but Bostonhas hit a bit of a bump in the road that is costing it points and is on the verge of costing it the lead in the Northeast Division as well. Many hockey fans in Bostonare not paying much attention to the 2012 March Madness betting activity because they are becoming increasingly concerned with the play of the Bruins. Boston was keeping pace with the New York Rangers for the Eastern Conference lead, but the Rangers have pulled away and Boston is left to try and put its game back together as the final push for the playoffs is just around the corner.

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This has been the season that never ends for the Washington Capitals. At no point in this campaign has the Capitals come even close to looking like the dominating force it was the past few years. The price per head sports experts will point out that the Capitals are currently three points out of a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. It has been years since the Capitals were so low in the Eastern Conference standings that it has not been in playoff contention. The Caps are being crippled by a lack of offense and inconsistency in the nets. Goaltender Tomas Vokoun was supposed to bring stability to theWashington goal, but Vokoun and backup Michal Neuvirth have both been extremely inconsistent.

The Florida Panthers are taking complete advantage of the problems that the Capitals and Tampa Bay Lighting have experienced this season to take over the lead in the Southeast Division. The sports fans in Floridahave been focusing on 2012 March Madness betting and the opening of MLB training camps lately. But the Panthers are giving sports fans inFlorida a reason to pay attention to theNHL. With Washington Capitals in trouble and the Tampa Bay Lighting languishing in the Eastern Conference basement, the Panthers have seized the opportunity to grab first place in the Southeast Division. Being the best team in the worst division does not usually give a team a lot of chance to win a championship. But, at this point, the Panthers would be happy just to make the playoffs.

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